Johann Valentine Mauney

Valentine and his two brothers Christian and Jacob settled in Tryon County, NC that was later called Lincoln County, NC in about 1760. He acqured 370 acres of land on November 23, 1770 for 5 shillings sterling money. Performed various civic services. He was a member of Capt. Carpenter's Company, Military Committee of Tryon, a member of the Committee of Public Safety for the county, a signer of "An Association" of freeholders of the county who united themselves to firmly resist the force British aggressions in defense of their Natural Freedom and Constitutional Rights (1775)

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<p>There is a question of the correct year of his birth. Some databases say 1737 and others 1740. NSDAR has him as being Baptized on 15 Oct 1740. Ancestry.com has his DOB as 1740? He was born in Buetten, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Alsace means "Foreign Domain" The people from this region were German and Spoke Old High German. Johann Valentine "Fetty" Mauney is a proven Patriot of the American Revolutionary War by
NSDAR. He Served in the State of North Carolina. He was one of the Signors of The Tryon Resolve
August 14, 1775. He also served at a Justice of the Peace and a Juror.
He was a Member of the House of Commons of North Carolina in 1780 (Proof from Annals of Lincoln Co. Sherrill Page 504)</p> <p>Excerpt taken from book "Lincoln County Heritage 1997" Valentine Mauney was a resident of the Crouse section of Lincoln County, North Carolina. He had 370 acres on land on the Indian Creek, just to northwest of Crouse.Valentine, like his brothers became very active in civic affairs and is mentioned many times in court records and other public records. He was a member of the Tryon Resolve, a group of local people united to firmly resist British aggression. Land Grant- November 3, 1762.- Secured a grant of land on Indian Creek </p>

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There is a question of the correct year of his birth. Some databases say 1737 and others 1740. NSDAR has him as being Baptized on 15 Oct 1740. Ancestry.com has his DOB as 1740? He was born in Buetten, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Alsace means "Foreign Domain" The people from this region were German and Spoke Old High German. Johann Valentine "Fetty" Mauney is a proven Patriot of the American Revolutionary War by
NSDAR. He Served in the State of North Carolina. He was one of the Signors of The Tryon Resolve
August 14, 1775. He also served at a Justice of the Peace and a Juror.
He was a Member of the House of Commons of North Carolina in 1780 (Proof from Annals of Lincoln Co. Sherrill Page 504)* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 3 2023, 20:37:22 UTC